University of Texas / Texas Tribune Poll Texas Statewide Survey Field Dates: April 16-22, 2021 N=1200 Registered Voters Margin of error: +/- 2.83% (3.7% adjusted for weighting) unless otherwise noted1 Interest and Engagement Q1. Are you registered to vote in the state of Texas? Q1 Percent Yes, registered 100 Q2. Generally speaking, would you say that you are extremely interested in politics and public affairs, somewhat interested, not very interested, or not at all interested? Q2 Percent Extremely interested 48 Somewhat interested 37 Not very interested 9 Not at all interested 4 Don’t know 1 Q3. There are many elections in the state of Texas. Furthermore, many people intend to vote in a given election, but sometimes personal and professional circumstances keep them from the polls. Thinking back over the past two or three years, would you say that you voted in all elections, almost all, about half, one or two, or none at all? Q3 Percent Every election 38 Almost every election 35 About half 9 One or two 9 None 6 Don’t know 2 1 In calculating the margin of error (MOE) for the survey, we provide two calculations, one that compensates for the relative standard deviation of the weights and one that does not. Without taking the variance of the weights into account, the margin of error for the full sample is 2.83%. To compensate for the additional uncertainty from weighting, we apply a multiplier derived from the coefficient of variation of the weights: sqrt(1+CV^2), where CV=sd(weights)/mean(weights). For this weight sensitive calculation, the MOE for the full sample is 3.5%. April 2021, University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll 1 University of Texas / Texas Tribune Poll Texas Statewide Survey Most Important Problem Q4. What would you say is the most important problem facing this country today? [Randomize] Q4 Percent Coronavirus/COVID-19 16 Political corruption/leadership 13 Immigration 10 Gun control/gun violence 6 Border security 6 Moral decline 5 The economy 4 Race relations 4 Income inequality 4 Health care 4 Voting system 4 Federal spending/national debt 4 Environment 3 Police brutality/police militarization 3 The media 2 Crime 2 Partisan gridlock 2 Education 2 Abortion 1 Unemployment/jobs 1 National security/terrorism 1 Taxes 1 Sexual Harassment 0 Social welfare programs 0 Government data collection 0 Russia 0 Housing 0 Opioid/prescription drug abuse 0 Oil prices 0 Gas prices 0 Energy 0 April 2021, University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll 2 University of Texas / Texas Tribune Poll Texas Statewide Survey Q5. What would you say is the most important problem facing the State of Texas today?[ Randomize] Q5 Percent Border security 19 Immigration 18 Coronavirus/COVID-19 12 Political corruption/leadership 11 Gun control/gun violence 4 Education 3 Health care 3 The economy 3 Housing 2 Taxes 2 Redistricting 2 Moral decline 2 Unemployment/jobs 2 Energy 2 Utility rates 2 Voting system 2 Race relations 1 Abortion 1 State government spending 1 The media 1 Property rights 1 Water supply 1 Police brutality/police militarization 1 Homelessness 1 Gas prices 1 Environment 1 Crime 1 Opioid/prescription drug abuse 0 Insurance rates 0 Social welfare programs 0 State budget cuts 0 State courts 0 Hurricane recovery 0 Gay marriage 0 Transportation/roads/traffic 0 Electoral fraud 0 Oil prices 0 April 2021, University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll 3 University of Texas / Texas Tribune Poll Texas Statewide Survey Q6. How would you rate the job Joe Biden is doing as president? Would you say that you... POTUS Approve strongly Approve somewhat Neither approve nor disapprove Disapprove somewhat Disapprove strongly Don't know Apr. 2021 27 17 10 5 41 1 Mar. 2021 26 18 11 5 39 1 Feb. 2021 30 15 9 5 39 2 Q6A. Do you approve or disapprove of how Joe Biden has handled the response to the coronavirus/COVID-19? Q6A Approve strongly Approve somewhat Neither approve nor disapprove Disapprove somewhat Disapprove strongly Don't know April 2021 34 15 14 9 26 1 Mar. 2021 33 15 14 9 27 1 Feb. 2021 34 15 14 7 29 2 April 2021, University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll 4 University of Texas / Texas Tribune Poll Texas Statewide Survey Q7. How would you rate the job the U.S. Congress is doing? Would you say that you... CONGRESS Approve strongly Approve somewhat Neither approve nor disapprove Disapprove somewhat Disapprove strongly Don't know Apr. 2021 4 20 17 18 37 3 Mar. 2021 7 22 19 13 36 3 Feb. 2021 7 15 17 14 43 4 Oct. 2020 5 15 17 23 37 3 June 2020 4 15 16 26 36 3 Apr. 2020 6 17 18 24 32 3 Feb. 2020 5 13 16 19 42 4 Oct. 2019 7 14 18 23 35 4 June 2019 4 14 19 21 39 3 Feb. 2019 4 14 18 26 35 3 Oct. 2018 4 22 16 19 38 2 June 2018 3 15 18 21 38 4 Feb. 2018 2 17 16 22 39 3 Oct. 2017 2 10 15 24 45 3 June 2017 2 13 15 24 43 4 Feb. 2017 5 21 20 18 32 5 Oct. 2016 2 8 18 27 41 4 June 2016 2 8 16 24 45 5 Feb. 2016 2 10 17 24 43 4 Oct. 2015 2 8 17 25 46 3 June 2015 2 13 21 26 36 2 Feb. 2015 3 17 19 24 34 3 Oct. 2014 2 12 13 30 41 2 June 2014 3 8 15 24 48 3 Feb. 2014 3 8 15 23 49 2 Oct. 2013 2 6 12 21 56 3 June 2013 2 10 16 23 46 2 Feb. 2013 3 11 12 23 48 3 Oct. 2012 1 10 18 26 43 3 May 2012 1 9 16 23 48 3 Feb. 2012 1 10 14 26 47 2 Oct. 2011 2 9 10 26 51 2 May 2011 1 15 19 27 35 3 Feb. 2011 1 17 19 26 32 4 Oct. 2009 2 12 11 22 49 4 June 2009 2 18 22 22 36 0 Mar. 2009 4 22 22 15 37 0 April 2021, University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll 5 University of Texas / Texas Tribune Poll Texas Statewide Survey Q8A. How would you rate the job Greg Abbott is doing as Governor? Would you say that you... GOVERNOR Approve strongly Approve somewhat Neither approve nor disapprove Disapprove somewhat Disapprove strongly Don't know Apr. 2021 19 24 11 13 32 2 Mar. 2021 22 23 10 9 34 1 Feb. 2021 21 25 12 12 27 3 Oct. 2020 20 27 12 16 24 2 June 2020 29 20 10 13 26 3 Apr. 2020 31 25 9 14 18 4 Feb. 2020 30 18 11 10 24 7 Oct. 2019 30 22 15 9 19 6 June 2019 29 22 13 11 20 5 Feb. 2019 33 18 12 11 21 5 Oct. 2018 36 16 12 9 23 5 June 2018 27 20 13 12 24 5 Feb. 2018 28 18 18 8 23 5 Oct. 2017 27 21 14 11 22 5 June 2017 27 18 12 9 29 4 Feb. 2017 27 18 17 9 24 5 Oct. 2016 21 21 17 10 23 8 June 2016 20 22 19 10 21 8 Feb. 2016 18 23 24 9 20 6 Oct. 2015 20 22 21 10 19 7 June 2015 22 24 19 8 20 7 Oct. 2014 22 24 13 11 27 3 Q8A2. Do you approve or disapprove of how Greg Abbott has handled the response to the coronavirus/COVID-19? Approve strongly Approve somewhat Neither approve nor disapprove Disapprove somewhat Disapprove strongly Don't know Apr. 2021 22 21 8 14 34 2 Mar. 2021 24 20 7 13 35 1 Feb. 2021 20 24 12 15 26 3 Oct. 2020 17 27 10 20 26 1 June 2020 27 22 7 12 29 3 Apr. 2020 31 25 9 13 16 5 April 2021, University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll 6 University of Texas / Texas Tribune Poll Texas Statewide Survey Q8B. How would you rate the job Dan Patrick is doing as Lieutenant Governor? Would you say that you... LTGOVERNOR Approve strongly Approve somewhat Neither approve nor disapprove Disapprove somewhat Disapprove strongly Don't know Apr. 2021 19 16 15 6 33 11 Mar. 2021 22 15 17 6 31 10 Feb. 2021 20 17 15 5 31 12 Oct. 2020 18 19 13 6 31 12 June 2020 22 17 12 6 32 11 Apr. 2020 20 20 13 7 29 11 Feb. 2020 21 18 13 7 28 12 Oct. 2019 22 17 15 9 23 14 June 2019 22 19 18 6 25 11 Feb. 2019 24 18 16 6 25 10 Oct. 2018 27 17 14 5 26 11 June 2018 18 18 18 8 26 12 Feb. 2018 19 17 21 8 25 10 Oct. 2017 16 20 19 7 24 13 June 2017 15 19 18 8 28 11 Feb. 2017 16 16 24 8 23 14 Oct. 2016 12 19 20 9 22 18 June 2016 12 19 24 8 22 15 Feb. 2016 8 19 30 7 20 16 Oct. 2015 10 19 28 9 17 16 June 2015 13 19 28 8 16 15 Q8C. How would you rate the job Dade Phelan is doing as Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives? Would you say that you... SPEAKER Approve strongly Approve somewhat Neither approve nor disapprove Disapprove somewhat Disapprove strongly Don't know Apr.